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| The relationship of social environment, social networks, and health outcomes in the Seattle longitudinal study: two analytical approaches | | Author(s) | Hayden B Bosworth, K Warner Schaie |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological sciences and social sciences, vol 52B, no 5, September 1997 |
| Pages | pp P197-P205 |
| Keywords | Personal relationships ; Social contacts ; Isolation ; Health [elderly] ; Services ; Health services ; Drugs ; Usage [services] ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Social relationships have been found to reduce morbidity and also to play an important part in older people's maintenance of mental health and physical well-being. This study examined the extent to which social networks and social environment relate to health outcomes and service use in middle and older age, over a one-year period in a community sample drawn from the Seattle Longitudinal Study, in which data has been collected from more than 5,000 people aged between 22 and 95. Findings revealed that lower levels of perceived social environment were associated with an increased number of hospital visits. For unmarried individuals, older age was associated with greater drug usage, and among married individuals women had more frequent doctor visits, drug usage and primary care usage. Using cluster analysis, the study found that people with greater health problems were more likely to be isolated, to have little social contact, and lower levels of education and income. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971125281 A |
| Classmark | DS: TOA: TP: CC: I: L: LLD: QLD: 7T |
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